CURRICULUM VITAE

CAROLINA H. POHL-ALBERTYN

CONTACT NUMBERS: (051) 4019197/2772 (W)

0824540072

E-MAIL: POHLCH@UFS.AC.ZA

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

SURNAME: Pohl-Albertyn

NAME: Carolina Henritta

BIRTH DATE: 23 April 1972

CITIZENSHIP: RSA

DISABILITY STATUS: None

GENDER: Female

POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 13607

Noordstad

Bloemfontein

9302

CONTACT NUMBERS: (051) 4019197/2772 (W)

0824540072

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QUALIFICATIONS

ACADEMIC

1. Matriculated Grens Afrikaanse Hoërskool, East London 1990

2. B.Sc. University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 1993

Microbiology, Genetics

3. B.Sc. Hons. University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 1994

Microbiology (Lipid Biotechnology)

4. M.Sc. (cum laude) University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 1996

The production of gamma-linolenic acid by selected members of the

Dikaryomycota grown on different carbon sources.

5. Ph.D. University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 1999

Lipid metabolism in Mucor genevensis and related species.

WORKSHOPS AND COURSES ATTENDED

1. Creative Writing, UFS - 1993

2. Occupational Safety, UFS – 1995

3. Industrial Quality Management, UFS - 2000

4. UFS Training Programme: Handling Conflict, UFS – 2002

5. Olive Oil Tasting Course with Practical, Somerset West – 2002

6. Post Graduate Supervision (HOS 718), UFS – 2004

7. Outcomes Based Assessment at Masters and Doctoral Levels, UFS – 2004

8. Teaching and Learning Workshop on Setting of Multiple Choice Questions,

UFS – 2014

9. Basic First Aid – St Johns Ambulance – 2016

10. Large Class Workshop, UFS - 2017

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WORK EXPERIENCE

1. Full Professor - Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology,

UFS, Bloemfontein: January 2015 – Present

2. Associate Professor - Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food

Biotechnology, UFS, Bloemfontein: January 2013 – December 2014

2. Senior Lecturer - Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology,

UFS, Bloemfontein: January 2008 – December 2012

3. Lecturer - Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, UFS, Bloemfontein:

June 2006 – January 2008

4. Researcher - Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, UFS, Bloemfontein:

January 2005 – June 2006

5. First Professional Officer - Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, UFS,

Bloemfontein: January 2001 – December 2004

6. Temporary Analyst of the South African Fryer Oil Initiative - Department of

Microbiology and Biochemistry, UFS, Bloemfontein: July 2000 - December 2000

7. Research Assistant (epoxide hydrolases in yeasts) - Department of Microbiology

and Biochemistry, UFS, Bloemfontein: March 2000 - June 2000

PUBLICATIONS

ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN PEER REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

1. Pohl CH, Botha A, Kock JLF, Coetzee DJ, Botes PJ (1997) Gamma-linolenic acid

production by selected members of the Dikaryomycota grown on different carbon

sources. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 72: 191-199

2. Botha A, Strauss T, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Coetzee DJ (1997) Carbon source

utilisation and gamma-linolenic acid production by mucoralean fungi. Systematic

and Applied Microbiology 20: 165-170

3. Botha A, Roux C, Botha A, Kock JLF, Pohl CH (1997) Notes on the physiology

and morphology of Thamnostylum piriforme isolated for the first time in South

Africa. South African Journal of Botany 63: 104-108

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4. Pohl CH, Botha A, Kock JLF, Coetzee DJ, Botes PJ, Schewe T, Nigam S (1998)

Oxylipin formation in fungi: Biotransformation of arachidonic acid to 3-hydroxy-5,8-

tetradecadienoic acid by Mucor genevensis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research

Communications 253: 703-706

5. Morakile GI, Pretorius EE, Pohl CH, Kock JLF (1999) Maintenance of brewing

inocula through cryopreservation. South African Journal of Science 95: 557-558

6. Kock JLF, Venter P, Smith DP, Van Wyk PWJ, Botes PJ, Coetzee DJ, Pohl CH,

Botha A, Riedel K-H, Nigam S (2000) A novel oxylipin-associated “ghosting”

phenomenon in yeast flocculation. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 77: 401-406

7. Pelesane TR, Kock JLF, Joseph M, Pohl CH, Anelich LECM, Roux MP, Botes PJ

(2001) Fungal transformation of polymerised lipids present in extensively used frying

oils. South African Journal of Science 97: 371-373

8. Kock JLF, Strauss T, Pohl CH, Smith DP, Botes PJ, Pretorius EE, Tepeny T,

Sebolai O, Botha A, Nigam S (2001) Bioprospecting for novel oxylipins in fungi: The

presence of 3-hydroxy oxylipins in Pilobolus. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 80: 93-99

9. Sebolai O, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Smith DP, Botes PJ, Pretorius EE, Van Wyk PW,

Nigam S (2001) Bioprospecting for novel hydroxyoxylipins: presence of 3-hydroxy

palmitic acid in Saccharomycopsis malanga. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 80: 311-

315

10. Morakile GI, Pretorius EE, Pohl CH, Kock JLF (2002) Comparison of

preservation methods in the maintenance of brewing yeast. South African Journal of

Science 98: 23-24

11. Morakile GI, Kock JLF, Van Zyl W, Pohl CH, Viljoen BC (2002) Differentiation of

brewing and related yeasts based on PCR amplification and restriction fragment

length polymorphism of ribosomal DNA. Journal of the Institute of Brewing 108: 164-

168

12. Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Venter A (2002) Superoxidised soups and the health risks

to poor South Africans. South African Journal of Science 98: 413-414

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13. Kock JLF, Strauss CJ, Pohl CH, Nigam S (2003) Invited Review: The

distribution of 3-hydroxy oxylipins in fungi. Prostaglandins and other Lipid Mediators

71: 85-96

14. Smith DP, Kock JLF, Van Wyk PWJ, Pohl CH, Van Heerden E, Botes PJ,

Nigam S (2003) Oxylipins and ascospore morphology in the ascomycetous yeast

genus Dipodascus. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 83: 317-325

15. Bareetseng AS, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Pretorius EE, Van Wyk PWJ (2004)

Variation in functional ascospore parts in the ascomycetous yeast Dipodascopsis

uninucleata. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 85: 187-189

16. Kock JLF, Strauss CJ, Pretorius EE, Pohl CH, Bareetseng AS, Botes PJ, Van

Wyk PWJ, Schoombie SW, Nigam S (2004) Revealing yeast spore movement in

confined space. South African Journal of Science 100: 237-240

17. Sebolai OM, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Botes PJ, Nigam S (2004) Report on the

discovery of a novel 3-hydroxy oxylipin cascade in the yeast Saccharomycopsis

synnaedendra. Prostaglandins and other Lipid Mediators 74: 139-146

18. Bareetseng AS, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Pretorius EE, Strauss CJ, Botes PJ, Van

Wyk PWJ, Nigam S (2004) Mapping 3-hydroxy oxylipins on ascospores of

Eremothecium sinecaudum. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 86: 363-368

19. Joseph M, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Botes PJ, Van Heerden E, Hugo A (2005)

Acetate-enhanced polymerised triacylglycerol utilization by Mucor circinelloides.

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 21: 97-99

20. Bareetseng AS, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Pretorius EE, Van Wyk PWJ (2005)

Uncovering the first double brimmed hat-shaped ascospores in Ambrosiozyma

platypodis Van der Walt. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 87: 169-170

21. Bareetseng AS, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Pretorius EE, Botes PJ, Van Wyk PWJ,

Nigam S (2005) The presence of novel 3-hydroxy oxylipins on surfaces of hat-

shaped ascospores of Ascoidea africana Batra & Francke-Grosman. Canadian

Journal of Microbiology 51: 99-103

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22. Van Heerden A, Kock JLF, Botes PJ, Pohl CH, Strauss CJ, Van Wyk PWJ,

Nigam S (2005) Ascospore release from bottle-shaped asci in Dipodascus albidus.

FEMS Yeast Research 4: 1185-1190

23. Strauss CJ, Kock JLF, Van Wyk PWJ, Lodolo EJ, Pohl CH, Botes PJ (2005)

Bioactive oxylipins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Journal of the Institute of Brewing

111: 304-308

24. Kock JLF, Kock JLF (Jnr), Strauss CJ, Pohl CH (2005) Aspirin: the anti-

inflammatory, antifungal, antibacterial agent? South African Journal of Science 101:

494-495

25. Sebolai OM, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Botes PJ, Strauss CJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Nigam

S (2005) The presence of 3-hydroxy oxylipins on the ascospore surfaces of some

species representing Saccharomycopsis Schionning. Canadian Journal of

Microbiology 51: 605-612

26. Bareetseng AS, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Pretorius EE, Strauss CJ, Botes PJ, Van

Wyk PWJ, Nigam S (2005) Mapping the distribution of 3-hydroxy oxylipins in the

ascomycetous yeast Saturnispora saitoi. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 29:

446-449

27. Leeuw NJ, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Bareetseng AS, Sebolai OM, Joseph M, Strauss

CJ, Botes PJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Nigam S (2006) Oxylipin covered ascospores of

Eremothecium coryli. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 89: 91-97

28. Strauss CJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Lodolo EJ, Botes PJ, Pohl CH, Nigam S, Kock JLF

(2006) Oxylipin associated co-flocculation in yeasts. Journal of the Institute of

Brewing 112: 66-71

29. Pohl CH (corresponding author), Kock JLF, Van Wyk PWJ, Albertyn J (2006)

Cryptococcus anemochoreius sp. nov. a new anamorphic basidiomycetous yeast

isolated from the atmosphere in central South Africa. International Journal of

Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 56: 2703-2706

30. Ncango DM, Pohl CH, Sebolai OM, Botes PJ, Strauss CJ, Joseph MJ, Van Wyk

PWJ, Nigam S, Kock JLF (2006) Oxylipin-coated hat-shaped ascospores of

Ascoidea corymbosa. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 52: 1046-1050

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31. Van Heerden A, Van Wyk PWJ, Botes PJ, Pohl CH, Strauss CJ, Nigam S, Kock

JLF (2007) The release of elongated, sheathed ascospores from bottle shaped asci

in Dipodascus geniculatus. FEMS Yeast Research 7: 173-179

32. Leeuw NJ, Swart CW, Ncango DM, Pohl CH, Sebolai OM, Strauss CJ, Botes

PJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Nigam S, Kock JLF (2007) Acetylsalicylic acid as antifungal in

Eremothecium and other yeasts. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 91: 393-405

33. Strauss CJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Lodolo EJ, Botes PJ, Pohl CH, Nigam S, Kock JLF

(2007) Mitochondrial associated yeast flocculation - the effect of acetylsalicylic acid.

Journal of the Institute of Brewing. 113: 42-47

34. Kock JLF, Sebolai OM, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ, Lodolo EJ (2007) Oxylipin

studies expose aspirin as antifungal. FEMS Yeast Research 7: 1207-1217

35. Sebolai OM, Pohl CH, Botes PJ, Strauss CJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Botha A, Kock JLF

(2007) 3-Hydroxy fatty acids found in capsules of Cryptococcus neoformans.

Canadian Journal of Microbiology 53: 809-812

36. Pohl CH (corresponding author), Kriel W, Venter P, Van Heerden E, Albertyn

J (2007) The diversity of culturable airborne fungi in an active South African gold

mine. South African Journal of Science 103: 277-278

37. Sebolai OM, Pohl CH, Botes PJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Kock JLF (2008) The influence

of acetylsalicylic acid on oxylipin migration in Cryptococcus neoformans var.

neoformans UOFS Y-1378. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 54: 91-96

38. Sebolai OM, Pohl CH, Botes PJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Mizizi R, Swart CW, Kock JLF

(2008) Distribution of 3-hydroxy oxylipins and acetylsalicylic acid sensitivity in

Cryptococcus species. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 54: 111-118

39. Ncango DM, Swart CW, Goldblatt ME, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ, Botes PJ, Kock

JLF (2008) Oxylipin and mitochondrion probes to track yeast sexual cells. Canadian

Journal of Microbiology 54: 450-455

40. Swart CW, Van Wyk PWJ, Pohl CH, Kock JLF (2008) Variation in yeast

mitochondrial activity associated with asci. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 54:

532-536

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41. Mpofu A, Kock JLF, Pretorius EE, Pohl CH, Zvauya R (2008) Identification of

yeasts isolated from Mukumbi, a Zimbabwean traditional wine. Journal of

Sustainable Development in Africa 10:88-102

42. Ells R, Kock JLF, Van Wyk PWJ, Botes PJ, Pohl CH (corresponding author)

(2009) Arachidonic acid increases antifungal susceptibility of Candida albicans and

Candida dubliniensis. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 63: 124-128

43. Kock JLF, Swart CW, Ncango DM, Kock JLF (Jr), Munnik IA, Maartens MMJ,

Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ (2009) Development of a yeast bio-assay to screen anti-

mitochondrial drugs. Current Drug Discovery Technologies 6: 186-191

44. Leeuw NJ, Swart, CW, Ncango DM, Kriel WM, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ, Kock

JLF (2009) Anti-inflammatory drugs selectively target sporangium development in

Mucor. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 55: 1392-1396

45. Ncango DM, Swart CW, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ, Kock JLF (2010)

Mitochondrion activity and dispersal of Aspergillus fumigatus and Rhizopus oryzae.

African Journal of Microbiology Research 4: 830-835

46. Thibane VS, Kock JLF, Ells, R, Van Wyk PWJ, Pohl CH (corresponding

author) (2010) Effect of marine polyunsaturated fatty acids on biofilm formation of

Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis. Marine Drugs (Special Edition: Marine

Lipids) 8: 2597-2604.

47. Swart CW, Van Wyk PWJ, Pohl CH, Kock JLF (2010) Variation in mitochondrial

activity over the life cycle of Nadsonia fulvescence. African Journal of Microbiology

Research 4: 1727-1732

48. Leeuw NJ, Swart CW, Joseph M, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ, Coetsee E, Swart

HC, Hugo A, Kock JLF (2010) The effects of palm oil breakdown products on lipid

turnover and morphology of fungi. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 56: 883-889

49. Swart CW, Swart HC, Coetsee E, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ, Kock JLF (2010) 3-

D architecture and elemental composition of fluconazole treated yeast asci.

Scientific Research and Essays 5: 3411-3417

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50. Ells R, Kock JLF, Albertyn J, Kemp G, Pohl CH (corresponding author).

(2011) Effect of inhibitors of arachidonic acid metabolism on prostaglandin E2

production by Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis biofilms. Medical

Microbiology and Immunology 200: 23-28

51. Ells R, Kock JLF, Pohl CH (corresponding author) (2011) Candida albicans or

Candida dubliniensis? Mycoses 54: 1-16

52. Kock JLF, Swart CW, Pohl CH (2011) The anti-mitochondrial antifungal assay

for the discovery and development of new drugs. Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery

6: 671-681

53. Ncango DM, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ, Kock JLF (2011) Non-steroidal anti-

inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) inhibit growth of yeast pathogens. African Journal of

Microbiology Research 5: 1123-1125

54. Pohl CH, Smit MS, Albertyn J. (2011) Rhodotorula bloemfonteinensis sp. nov.,

Rhodotorula eucalyptica sp. nov., Rhodotorula orientis sp. nov. and Rhodotorula

pini sp. nov., yeasts isolated from monoterpene rich environments. International

Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 61: 2320-2327

55. Maartens MMJ, Swart CW, Pohl CH, Kock JLF. (2011) Antimicrobials,

chemotherapeutics or antibiotics? Scientific Research and Essays 6: 3927-3929

56. Swart CW, Van Wyk PWJ, Pohl CH, Kriel WM, Kock JLF (2011) The influence

of mitochondrial inhibitors on the life cycle of Phytophthora. African Journal of

Microbiology Research 5: 3175-3180

57. Sebolai OM, Pohl CH, Kock JLF, Chaturvedi V, del Poeta M (2012) The

presence of 3-hydroxy oxylipins in pathogenic microbes. Prostaglandins and other

Lipid Mediators. 97: 17-21

58. Ells R, Kock JLF, Albertyn J, Hugo A, Pohl CH (corresponding author) (2012)

Sciadonic acid modulates prostaglandin E2 production by epithelial cells during

infection with C. albicans and C. dubliniensis. Prostaglandins and other Lipid

Mediators 97: 66-71

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59. Motaung TE, Albertyn J, Kock JLF, Pohl CH (corresponding author) (2012)

Cryptococcus cyanovorans sp. nov. a basidiomycetous yeast isolated from cyanide

contaminated soil. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary

Microbiology 62: 1209-1215

60. Thibane VS, Ells R, Hugo A, Albertyn J, Janse van Rensburg WJ, Van Wyk

PWJ, Kock JLF, Pohl CH (corresponding author) (2012) Polyunsaturated fatty

acids cause apoptosis in C. albicans and C. dubliniensis biofilms. Biochimia et

Biophysica Acta - General Subjects 1820: 1463-1468

61. Thibane VS, Kock JLF, Van Wyk PWJ, Ells R, Pohl CH (corresponding

author) (2012) Stearidonic acid acts in synergism with amphotericin B in inhibiting

Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis biofilms in vitro. International Journal of

Antimicrobial Agents 40: 284-285

62. Ells R, Kock JLF, Albertyn J, Pohl CH (corresponding author) (2012)

Arachidonic acid metabolites of pathogenic yeasts. Lipids in Health and Disease

11:100

63. Swart CW, Olivier AP, Dithebe K, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ, Swart HC, Coetsee

E, Kock JLF (2012) Sensors for novel drugs: Chloroquine and others exposed.

Sensors 12: 13058-13074

64. Swart CW, Dithebe K, Pohl CH, Swart HC, Coetsee E, Van Wyk PWJ, Swarts

JC, Lodolo EJ, Kock JLF (2012) Gas bubble formation in the cytoplasm of a

fermenting yeast. FEMS Yeast Research 12: 867-869

65. Motaung TE, Albertyn J, Kock JLF, Lee C-F, Suh S-O, Blackwell M, Pohl CH

(corresponding author) (2013) Trichosporon vanderwaltii sp. nov., an asexual

basidiomycetous yeast isolated from soil and beetles. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

103: 313-319

66. Olivier AP, Swart CW, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PW, Swart HC, Coetsee EE,

Schoombie SW, Smit JB, Kock JLF (2013) The “firing cannons” of Dipodascopsis

uninucleata var. uninucleata. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 59: 413-416

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67. Swart CW, Dithebe K, Van Wyk PWJ, Pohl CH, Swart HC, Coetsee E, Lodolo

E, Kock JLF (2013) Intracellular gas bubbles deform organelles in fermenting

brewing yeasts. Journal of the Institute of Brewing 119: 15-16

68. Kock JLF, Swart CW, Pohl CH (2013). Chloroquine, an antifungal but also a

fertility drug. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 57: 5786.

69. Ells R, Kemp G, Albertyn J, Kock JLF, Pohl CH (corresponding author) (2013)

Phenothiazine is a potent inhibitor of prostaglandin E2 production by Candida

albicans biofilms. FEMS Yeast Research 13: 849-855.

70. Kock JLF, Swart CW, Pohl CH (2013). Response: 3-OH oxylipins in

Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Journal of the Institute of Brewing 119: 201.

71. Pohl CH (corresponding author), Kock JLF (2014) Oxidized fatty acids as

inter-kingdom signaling molecules. Molecules 19: 1273-1285

72. Ells R, Kilian W, Hugo A, Albertyn J, Kock JLF, Pohl CH (corresponding

author) (2014) Virulence of South African Candida albicans strains isolated from

different clinical samples. Medical Mycology 52: 246-253

73. Swart CW, Pohl CH, Kock JLF (2014) Auger-architectomics: Introducing a new

nanotechnology to infectious disease. Advances in Experimental Medicine and

Biology 807:1-8

74. Motaung TE, Albertyn J, Pohl CH (corresponding author), Köhler G (2015)

Candida albicans mutant construction and characterization of selected virulence

determinants. Journal of Microbiological Methods 115: 153-165

75. Madu UL, Ogundeji AO, Mochochoko BM, Pohl CH, Albertyn J, Swart CW,

Allwood JW, Southam AD, Dunn WB, May RC, Sebolai OM (2015) Cryptococcal 3-

hydroxy fatty acids protect cells against phagocytosis. Frontiers in Microbiology 6:

article 1351

76. Borgonie G, Linage-Alvarez B, Ojo A, Mundle S, Freese B, Van Rooyen C,

Kuloyo O, Albertyn J, Pohl C, Cason E, Vermeulen J, Pienaar C, Litthauer D, Van

Niekerk H, Van Eeden J, Sherwood Lollar B, Onstott T, Van Heerden E (2015)

Eukaryotic opportunists dominate the deep subsurface biosphere in South Africa.

Nature Communications 6: 8952.

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77. Fourie R, Ells R, Swart CW, Sebolai OM, Albertyn J, Pohl CH (corresponding

author) (2016) Candida albicans and Pseudomonas aeruginosa interaction, with

focus on the role of eicosanoids. Frontiers in Physiology (Section: Lipidology) 7: art

64.

78. Ogundeji AO, Albertyn J, Pohl CH, Sebolai OM. (2016) Method for identification

of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii useful in resource limited

settings. Journal of Clinical Pathology 69: 352-357.

79. Ogundeji A, Pohl CH, Sebolai OM. (2016) Repurposing of aspirin and ibuprofen

as candidate anti-Cryptococcus drugs. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

60:4799-4808.

80. Agunbiade MO, Pohl CH, Ashafa AOT. (2016) A review of the application of

bioflocculants in wastewater treatment. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies 25:

1381-1389.

81. Jiru TM, Abate D, Kiggundu N, Pohl CH, Groenewald M. (2016) Oleaginous

yeasts from Ethiopia. AMB Express 6: art 78.

82. Fourie R, Ells R, Kemp G, Sebolai OM, Albertyn J, Pohl CH (corresponding

author). (2017) Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces aspirin insensitive eicosanoids

and contributes to the eicosanoid profile of polymicrobial biofilms with Candida

albicans. Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids 117:36-46.

83. Sander W, O’Neill H, Pohl CH (corresponding author). (2017) Prostaglandin E2

as a modulator of viral infections. Frontiers in Physiology 8:art 89.

84. Madu UL, Ogundeji AO, Pohl CH, Albertyn J, Sebolai OM. (2017) Elucidation of

the role of 3-hydroxy fatty acids in Cryptococcus-amoeba interactions. Frontiers in

Microbiology 8: art 765.

85. Ogundeji AO, Pohl CH, Sebolai OM. (2017) The repurposing of anti-psychotic

drugs, Quetiapine and Olanzapine, as anti-Cryptococcus drugs. Frontiers in

Microbiology 8: art 815.

86. Alayande KA, Pohl CH, Ashafa AOT. (2017) Time-kill kinetics and biocidal

effect of Euclea crispa leaf extracts against microbial membrane. Asian Pacific

Journal of Tropical Medicine 10: 390-399.

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87. Jiru TM, Groenewald M, Steyn L, Pohl C, Kiggundu N, Abate D. (2017)

Optimization of cultivation conditions for biotechnological production of lipid by

Rhodotorula kratochvilovae (syn. Rhodosporidium kratochvilovae) SY89 for

biodiesel preparation. 3 Biotech 7: art 145.

88. Agunbiade MO, Van Heerden E, Pohl C, Ashafa AOT. (2017) Flocculating

performance of a bioflocculant produced by Arthrobacter humicola in sewage waste

water treatment. BMC Biotechnology 17: art 51.

89. Motaung TE, Ells R, Pohl CH, Albertyn J, Tsilo TJ. (2017) Genome wide

functional analysis in Candida albicans. Virulence 8: 1563-1579.

90. Fourie R, Kuloyo OO, Mochochoko BM, Albertyn J, Pohl CH (corresponding

author). (2018) Iron at the centre of Candida albicans interactions. Frontiers in

Cellular and Infection Microbiology 8: art 185.

91. Alayande KA, Pohl CH, Ashafa AOT. (2018) Significance of combination

therapy between Euclea crispa (Thunb.) (leaf and stem bark) extracts and standard

antibiotics against drug resistant bacteria. South African Journal of Botany 118: 203-

208.

92. Ogundeji A, Porotloane B, Pohl C, Kendrekar P, Sebolai O. (2018) Copper acyl

salicylate has potential as an anti-Cryptococcus anti-fungal agent. Antimicrobial

Agents and Chemotherapy 62: e02345-17.

93. Jiru TM, Steyn, L, Pohl C, Abate D. (2018) Production of single cell oil from

cane molasses by Rhodotorula kratochvilovae (syn, Rhodosporidium

kratochvilovae) SY89 as a biodiesel feedstock. Chemistry Central Journal 12: 91.

94. Alayande KA, Pohl CH, Ashafa AOT. (2018) In vitro assessment of Euclea

crispa (Thunb.) leaf extracts against Campylobacter spp. and Escherichia coli –

Common diarrhoeal agents. Asian Journal of Applied Sciences 6: 158-165.

95. Du Plooy M, Sebolai OM, Pohl CH, Albertyn J. (2018) Functional

characterization of cryptococcal genes: then and now. Frontiers in Microbiology

(Fungi and their interactions) 9:2263.

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CHAPTERS PUBLISHED IN BOOKS

1. Pohl CH, Kock JLF, Thibane VS (2011) Antifungal free fatty acids: a review In:

Science against Microbial Pathogens: Current Research and Technological

Advances, Vol. 1, pp. 61-71, Ed. A Méndez-Vilas, Formatex Research Center,

Spain. ISBN (13): 978-84-939843-1-1

2. Swart CW, Pohl CH, Kock JLF (2014) Auger-Architectomics: introducing a new

nanotechnology to infectious disease In: Infectious disease and Nanomedicine I,

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, pp. 1-8, Eds. R Adhikari and S

Thapa, Springer, India. DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-1777-0_1

3. Albertyn J, Pohl CH, Viljoen BC (2014) Rhodotorula. In: Encyclopedia of Food

Microbiology, Vol. 3, pp. 291-295, Eds. CA Batt and ML Tortorello, Elsevier Ltd,

Academic Press, ISBN: 9780123847300

PATENTS

Sebolai OM, Ogundeji AO, Albertyn J, Pohl CH, Kock JLF (2013) Method for the

identification of clinical Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii isolates.

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ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE INDUSTRY & POPULAR PRESS

1. Pohl CH & Kock JLF (April 2001) SA cooking oil now much healthier. Fast Food

& Family Restaurant.

2. Pohl CH & Kock JLF (2001) Healthy looking cooking. Sizzle & Bake.

3. Kock JLF, Joseph M, Hugo A, Groenewald P & Pohl CH (August 2002) Are the

current South African food regulations sufficient to combat edible oil and fat abuse?

Grain SA.

4. Kock JLF, Pohl CH & Venter A (October 2002) Public health implications of

cooking oil: What is the evidence? Food for Thought.

5. Venter A, Kock JLF & Pohl CH (April 2003) Abused cooking oil: a ticking time

bomb? Health & Hygiene.

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6. Pohl CH (July 2003) Red alert for the edible oil industry.

(http://gesondheid.tripod.com).

7. Minal J, Kock JLF, Ismail R, Pohl CH, Botes PJ & Ariffin A (December 2005)

Palm oil: The solution to over-used oil in South Africa. Palm Oil Developments

8. Pohl CH and editors (January 2015) The lipid connection. International

Innovation 171: 70-72

INVITED RESEARCH SEMINARS

Oxidized fatty acids in yeast pathogenesis (20 April 2018). Presented at the

Deaprtment of Medical Mycology and Immunology, University of Madison-

Wisconsin, Wisconsis, United States of America

INVITED VIDEO LECTURES

Kock JLF, Swart CW, Ncango MD, Pohl CH (2011) Yeast “contraceptives” also

novel drugs. Invited video lecture for Translational Biomedicine.

http://videolectures.transbiomedicine.com/

CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS

ACCREDITED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Kock JLF, Strauss CJ, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ, PJ Botes (5-8 June 2006) Yeast

Biomechanics. In: Proceedings: 3rd European Conference on Computational

Mechanics Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems in Engineering, p.75 Eds. CA

Mota Soares et al. Lisbon, Portugal. Springer, The Netherlands. ISBN: 10 1-4020-

4994-3 (HB) & 13 978-1-4020-4994-1 (HB).

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INVITED KEYNOTE AND PLENARY PRESENTATIONS

1. Pohl CH, Kock JLF, Ells R, Thibane V (September 2009) Antifungal fatty acids.

16th Biennial Congress of the South African Society for Microbiology, Durban, South

Africa.

2. Kock JLF, Swart CW, Pohl CH, Ncango DM, Swart HC, Coetsee E, Van Wyk

PWJ. (August 2011) A new imaging nanotechnology for drug development. BIT’s

2nd Annual International Conference on Medichem, Beijing, China.

3. Kock JLF, Swart CW, Pohl CH, Ncango DM, Swart HC, Coetsee E, Van Wyk

PWJ (September 2011) A new imaging nanotechnology for mycology . 16th

Congress of European Mycologists, Hlkidiki, Porto Carras, Greece. .

4. Kock JLF, Swart CW, Pohl CH, Swart HC, Coetsee E, Van Wyk PWJ (April

2012) A new nanotechnology for biology. 4th International Conference on

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

5. Pohl CH, Ells R, Opperman DJ, Albertyn J (November 2013) Characterization

of Old Yellow Enzymes from Cryptococcus neoformans. 18th Biennial congress of

the South African Society for Microbiology, Bela-Bela, South Africa.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

1. Botha A, Pohl CH, Kock JLF, Coetzee DJ, Botes PJ, Schewe T, Nigam S (May

2000) Exploring the life cycle of Mucor for the presence of oxylipins. International

Symposium on Non-mammalian Eicosanoids and Bioactive Lipids, Berlin, Germany.

2. Pohl CH, Kock JLF (August 2000) A red alert for the South African edible oil

industry. South African Institute of Environmental Health National Conference on

Environmental Health, Durban, South Africa.

3. Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Venter A (March 2002) Recycling: giving back to the

community. Ibuya: Our time has come, Durban, South Africa.

4. Kock JLF, Strauss CJ, Smith DP, Pohl CH, Nigam S (March 2002) Lipids in

fungal taxonomy. 22nd International Specialised symposium on Yeasts (Yeast

Fermentations and other Yeast Bioprocesses), Pilanesberg, South Africa.

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5. Smith DP, Kock JLF, Van Wyk PWJ, Pohl CH, Nigam S (April 2002)

Immunocytochemical detection of 3-hydroxy oxylipins in ascomycetous yeasts. 12th

Biennial Congress of the South African Society for Microbiology, Bloemfontein,

South Africa.

6. Kock JLF, Strauss C, Smith DP, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ, Nigam S (August

2002) The distribution of 3-hydroxy oxylipins in fungi: an overview. International

Symposium on Recent Biomedical Advances in Eicosanoid Research, Berlin,

Germany.

7. Venter A, Kock JLF, Pohl CH (November 2002) The development of an

educational programme to address the distribution of potentially hazardous cooking

oils to the informal sector. South African Institute of Environmental Health National

Conference on Environmental Health, Durban, South Africa.

8. Kock JLF, Strauss CJ, Pohl CH, Nigam S (August 2003) Lipids and yeast

taxonomy. 23nd International Specialised symposium on Yeasts (Interactions

between yeasts and other organisms), Budapest, Hungary.

9. Kock JLF, Pretorius EE, Pohl CH, Bareetseng AS, Strauss CJ, Van Wyk PWJ,

Schoombie SW, Nigam S (April 2004) Yeast mechanics in micron-space. 18th

Congress of the South African Genetics Society/13th Biennial Congress of the South

African Society for Microbiology, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

10. Kock JLF, Pretorius EE, Pohl CH, Bareetseng AS, Strauss CJ, Van Wyk PWJ,

Schoombie SW, Nigam S (August 2004) Yeast mechanics in micron-space. 11th

International Congress on Yeasts, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

11. Kock JLF, Strauss CJ, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ, Nigam S (May 2006)

Message in a bottle: 3-hydroxy oxylipins and yeast biomechanics. 2nd International

Conference on Non-mammalian Eicosanoids, Bioactive Lipids and Plant Oxylipins,

Berlin, Germany.

12. Sebolai OM, Pohl CH, Botes PJ, Strauss CJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Kock JLF

(December 2007) Oxylipin release in Cryptococcus neoformans. Asian Mycology

Congress, Penang, Malaysia.

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13. Pohl CH, Ncango MD, Swart CW, Van Wyk PWJ, Lodolo E, Kock JLF (August

2008) Oxylipin studies expose aspirin as antifungal. 12th International Congress on

Yeasts, Kiev, Ukraine.

14. Ells R, Kock JLF, Van Wyk PWJ, Botes PJ, Pohl CH (August 2008) Effect of

arachidonic acid on biofilm formation and antifungal susceptibility of two closely

related Candida species. 12th International Congress on Yeasts, Kiev, Ukraine.

15. Ells R, Kock JLF, Pohl CH (May 2009) Eicosanoids of Candida dubliniensis.

17th Congress of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology, Tokyo,

Japan.

16. Swart CW, Swart HC, Coetsee E, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ, Kock JLF

(September 2010) NanoSAM: a first application to yeast. 28th International

Specialized Symposium on Yeasts (Metabolic and bioprocess engineering for

sustainable development), Bangkok, Thailand.

17. Kock JLF, Swart CW, Swart HC, Coetsee E, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ (April

2011) A new nanotechnology for biology. 4th World Congress of Industrial

Biotechnology, Dalian, China.

18. Ells R, Kock JLF, Albertyn J, Hugo A, Pohl CH (November 2011) Sciadonic

acid modulates prostaglandin E2 and cytokine production by epithelial cells during

Candida infections. 17th Biennial Congress of the South African Society for

Microbiology, Cape Town, South Africa.

19. Pohl CH, Ells R, Albertyn J, Kock JLF (August 2012) Oxylipins of Candida

albicans. 13th International Congress on Yeasts, Madison, USA.

20. Motaung T, Albertyn J, Kock JLF, Pohl CH (November 2013) Characterization

of C. albicans deletion mutants of genes expressed during PGE2 production. 18th

Biennial congress of the South African Society for Microbiology, Bela-Bela, South

Africa.

21. Kuloyo OO, Smit M, Opperman DJ, Pohl CH, Albertyn J (November 2013)

Heterologous expression and substrate specificity of Aspergillus terreus CYP505E3.

18th Biennial congress of the South African Society for Microbiology, Bela-Bela,

South Africa.

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22. Swart CW, Dithebe K, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ, Kock JLF (July 2014)

Discovery of gas bubbles inside fermenting yeasts. International Union of

Microbiological Societies Congress, Montreal, Canada.

23. Pohl CH (May 2015) Production and role of eicosanoids in Candida spp.: More

questions than answers. 12th Yeast Lipid Conference, Ghent, Belgium.

24. Mokoena NZ, Pohl CH, Albertyn J (April 2018) Caenorhabditis elegans as

model for Candida albicans and Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and infection

induced changes in fatty acid metabolism. 20th Biennial congress of the South

African Society for Microbiology. Muldersdrift, South Africa.

25. Madu UL, Ogundeji AO, Pohl CH, Albertyn J, Sebolai OM (April 2018)

Elucidation of the role of 3-hydroxy fatty acids in Cryptococcus-amoeba interactions.

20th Biennial congress of the South African Society for Microbiology. Muldersdrift,

South Africa.

26. Du Plooy LM, Sebolai OM, Pohl CH, Albertyn J (April 2018) Functional

characterisation of Cryptococcus genes: then and now. 20th Biennial congress of the

South African Society for Microbiology. Muldersdrift, South Africa.

27. Mochochoko BM, Albertyn J, Pohl CH (April 2018) Iron at the interphase of

Candida albicans prostaglandin production and virulence. 20th Biennial congress of

the South African Society for Microbiology. Muldersdrift, South Africa.

28. Kuloyo OO, Pohl CH, Albertyn J (April 2018) The influence of polyunsaturated

fatty acids in Candida albicans biofilm susceptibility towards azoles. 20th Biennial

congress of the South African Society for Microbiology. Muldersdrift, South Africa.

29. Porotloane BF, Ogundeji AO, Pohl CH, Albertyn J (April 2018) The re-

purposing or re-positioning of copper acyl salicylate as an anti-Cryptococcus

medicine. 20th Biennial congress of the South African Society for Microbiology.

Muldersdrift, South Africa.

30. Pilenyane N, Madu LU, Ogundeji AO, Pohl CH, Albertyn J, Sebolai OM (April

2018) The biological function of cryptococcal 3-hydroxy fatty acids. 20th Biennial

congress of the South African Society for Microbiology. Muldersdrift, South Africa.

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31. Dithebe K, Van Wyk PWJ, Steyn L, Pohl CH (April 2018) Characterization of

intracellular gas bubbles in Saccharomyces. 20th Biennial congress of the South

African Society for Microbiology. Muldersdrift, South Africa.

32. Fourie R, Cason ED, Ells R, Sebolai OM, Albertyn J, Pohl CH (April 2018)

Peeking behind the curtain: Transcriptomics of Candida albicans-Pseudomonas

aeruginosa interaction. 20th Biennial congress of the South African Society for

Microbiology. Muldersdrift, South Africa.

33. Pohl CH, Fourie R, Mokoena N, Kemp G, Albertyn J (April 2018) Eicosanoid

production by Candida albicans in combination with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in

vitro and in a Caenorhabditis elegans infection model. 14th American Society for

Microbiology Conference on Candida and Candidiasis. Providence, USA.

POSTERS

1. Pohl CH, Botha A, Kock JLF, Coetzee DJ, Botes PJ (July 1996) The

production of gamma-linolenic acid by selected members of the Dikaryomycota

grown on different carbon sources. 9th Biennial Congress of the South African

Society for Microbiology, Pretoria, South Africa.

2. Strauss T, Botha A, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Coetzee DJ (July 1996) Carbon

source utilisation and gamma-linolenic acid production by mucoralean fungi. 9th

Biennial Congress of the South African Society for Microbiology, Pretoria, South

Africa.

3. Botha A, Pohl CH, Kock JLF, Nigam S (September 1997) Biotransformation

of eicosanoid precursors to hydroxylated fatty acids in Mucor. 5th International

Conference on Eicosanoids and other Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation and

Related Diseases, La Jolla, California, USA.

4. Pohl CH, Botha A, Kock JLF, Nigam S (July 1998) Eicosatetraenoic acid

biotransformation by Mucor genevensis. 10th Biennial Congress of the South

African Society for Microbiology, Durban, South Africa.

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5. Pohl CH, Botha A, Kock JLF, Coetzee DJ (July 1998) Uptake and

incorporation of eicosatetraenoic acid into the lipids of Mucor genevensis. 10th

Biennial Congress of the South African Society for Microbiology, Durban, South

Africa.

6. Morakile GI, Pretorius EE, Pohl CH, Kock JLF, Jeffery J (July 1998)

Maintenance of brewing inocula through cryopreservation. 10th Biennial Congress

of the South African Society for Microbiology, Durban, South Africa.

7. Kock JLF, Smith DP, Pohl CH, Botes PJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Nigam S (August

2001) The distribution of 3-hydroxy oxylipins in yeasts. 21st International Specialised

Symposium on Yeasts (Biochemistry, biotechnology and ecology of non-

conventional yeasts), Lviv, Ukraine.

8. Smith DP, Kock JLF, Van Wyk PWJ, Pohl CH, Nigam S (August 2001) The

distribution and function of 3-hydroxy oxylipins in the ascomycetous yeast

Dipodascopsis uninucleata. 21st International Specialised Symposium on Yeasts

(Biochemistry, biotechnology and ecology of non-conventional yeasts), Lviv,

Ukraine.

9. Botes AL, Lotter J, Pohl CH, Yeates CA, Hayward CA, Breytenbach JC, Van

Dyk MS (September 2001) Yeast epoxide hydrolases as biocatalysts for the batch

and continuous synthesis of enantiomerically pure epoxides and vic diols. Biotrans

2001, Darmstadt, Germany.

10. Smith DP, Kock JLF, Van Wyk PWJ, Pohl CH, Nigam S (March 2002) 3-

Hydroxy oxylipins in yeasts. 22nd International Specialised Symposium on Yeasts

(Yeast fermentation and other bioprocesses), Pilanesberg, South Africa.

11. Morakile G, Pretorius EE, Pohl CH, Kock JLF (March 2002) Comparison of

preservation methods in the maintenance of brewing yeast. 22nd International

Specialised Symposium on Yeasts (Yeast fermentation and other bioprocesses),

Pilanesberg, South Africa.

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12. Mpofu A, Bvochora JM, Pretorius EE, Pohl CH, Nyakudya E, Zvauya R, Kock

JLF (March 2002) Identification and characterisation of yeasts isolated from doro

and mkumbi, two Zimbabwean traditional alcoholic beverages. 22nd International

Specialised Symposium on Yeasts (Yeast fermentation and other bioprocesses),

Pilanesberg, South Africa.

13. Joseph M, Tarr S, Pelesane TR, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Viljoen BC (April 2002)

Fungal biotransformations in the edible oil industry. 12th Biennial Congress of the

South African Society for Microbiology, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

14. Kalorizas M, Kock JLF, Pohl CH (April 2002) The influence of the

environment on the lipid content of the yeast genus Kluyveromyces and its

taxonomic implications. 12th Biennial Congress of the South African Society for

Microbiology, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

15. Kock JLF, Strauss CJ, Venter P, Smith DP, Van Wyk PWJ, Botes PJ, Pohl

CH, Nigam S (April 2002) The presence of oxylipins in yeast flocculation. 12th

Biennial Congress of the South African Society for Microbiology, Bloemfontein,

South Africa.

16. Morakile G, Pohl CH, Kock JLF, Van Zyl WB, Viljoen BC (April 2002)

Differentiation of brewing and related yeasts based on PCR amplification and

restriction length polymorphism of ribosomal DNA. 12th Biennial Congress of the

South African Society for Microbiology, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

17. Pohl CH, Botha A, Kock JLF, Coetzee DJ, Botes PJ, Nigam S (April 2002)

Lipid turnover during growth and development of Mucor genevensis. 12th Biennial

Congress of the South African Society for Microbiology, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

18. Bareetseng AS, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ (April 2002) Ascospores

morphology and lipid turnover in the yeast Nadsonia fulvesence. 12th Biennial

Congress of the South African Society for Microbiology, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

19. Kalorizas M, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Botes PJ, Albertyn J (April 2002) The value

of RFLP analysis and lipid composition in the taxonomy of the genus

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Kluyveromyces. 12th Biennial Congress of the South African Society for

Microbiology, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

20. Bareetseng AS, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Pretorius EE, Van Wyk PWJ (April

2002) Variation in functional ascospore parts in the ascomycetous yeast

Dipodascopsis uninucleata. 12th Biennial Congress of the South African Society for

Microbiology, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

21. Joseph M, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Viljoen B (April 2004) Fungal transformations

in the frying oil industry. 18th Congress of the South African Genetics Society/13th

Biennial Congress of the South African Society for Microbiology, Stellenbosch,

South Africa.

22. Sebolai OM, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Smith DP, Botes PJ, Pretorius EE, Van

Wyk PWJ, Nigam S (April 2004) The presence of 3-hydroxy palmitic acid in

Saccharomycopsis malanga. 18th Congress of the South African Genetics

Society/13th Biennial Congress of the South African Society for Microbiology,

Stellenbosch, South Africa.

23. Tarr S, Kock JLF, Pretorius EE, Pohl CH, Albertyn J (April 2004)

Lipomycetaceous yeasts from Southern Africa: Lesotho, Madagascar and South

Africa. 18th Congress of the South African Genetics Society/13th Biennial Congress

of the South African Society for Microbiology, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

24. Van Wyk, PWJ, Kock JLF, van Heerden A, Strauss CJ, Pohl CH, Schoombie

SW, Nigam S (April 2005) Macro-messages in a micro-bottle. 44th Annual

Conference of the Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Pietermaritzburg, South

Africa.

25. Leeuw NJ, Pohl CH, Bareetseng AS, Sebolai OM, Joseph M, Strauss CJ,

Botes PJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Nigam S, Kock JLF (April 2006) Yeast biomechanics: The

function of spindle-shaped ascospores in Eremothecium coryli. 14th Biennial

Congress of the South African Society for Microbiology, Pretoria, South Africa.

26. Ncango MD, Pohl CH, Sebolai OM, Botes PJ, Strauss CJ, Joseph M, Van

Wyk PWJ, Nigam S, Kock JLF (April 2006) Yeast biomechanics: Forced release of

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hat-shaped ascospores in Ascoidea corymbosa. 14th Biennial Congress of the

South African Society for Microbiology, Pretoria, South Africa.

27. Goldblatt ME, Botes PJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Strauss CJ, Nigam S, Pohl CH,

Kock JLF (April 2006) Yeast biomechanics: Phenotypic variation in oxylipin-

producing Dipodascopsis uninucleata.

28. Van Heerden A, Strauss CJ, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ, Nigam S, Kock JLF

(May 2006) Yeast biomechanics: Message in a bottle. 2nd International Conference

on Nonmammalian Eicosanoids, Bioactive Lipids and Plant Oxylipins, Berlin,

Germany.

29. Leeuw NJ, Pohl CH, Bareetseng AS, Sebolai OM, Joseph M, Strauss CJ,

Botes PJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Nigam S, Kock JLF (May 2006) Oxylipin covered

ascospores of Eremothecium coryli. 2nd International Conference on

Nonmammalian Eicosanoids, Bioactive Lipids and Plant Oxylipins, Berlin, Germany.

30. Ncango MD, Pohl CH, Sebolai OM, Botes PJ, Strauss CJ, Joseph M, Van

Wyk PWJ, Nigam S, Kock JLF (May 2006) Forced release of hat-shaped

ascospores in Ascoidea corymbosa. 2nd International Conference on

Nonmammalian Eicosanoids, Bioactive Lipids and Plant Oxylipins, Berlin, Germany.

31. Goldblatt ME, Botes PJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Strauss CJ, Nigam S, Pohl CH,

Kock JLF (May 2006) Phenotypic variation in oxylipin-producing Dipodascopsis

uninucleata. 2nd International Conference on Nonmammalian Eicosanoids, Bioactive

Lipids and Plant Oxylipins, Berlin, Germany.

32. Swart CW, Botes PJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Strauss CJ, Nigam S, Pohl CH, Kock

JLF (May 2006) 3-Hydroxy oxylipins associated with Candida magnoliae. 2nd

International Conference on Nonmammalian Eicosanoids, Bioactive Lipids and

Plant Oxylipins, Berlin, Germany.

33. Sebolai OM, Pohl CH, Botes PJ, Strauss CJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Kock JLF,

Nigam S (May 2006) A novel aspirin-sensitive 3-hydroxy oxylipin release

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mechanism in Cryptococcus neoformans. 2nd International Conference on

Nonmammalian Eicosanoids, Bioactive Lipids and Plant Oxylipins, Berlin, Germany.

34. Pohl CH, Strauss CJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Kock JLF (June 2006) Yeast

‘nanobots’. 25th International Specialised Symposium on Yeasts (Systems Biology,

from models to applications), Hanasaari, Espoo, Finland

35. Joseph M, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Van Heerden E, Botes PJ (February 2007)

Fungal transformations of waste oils by Mucor. German Society for Fat Science

(DGF) Conference (Oleochemicals under changing global conditions), Hamburg,

Germany.

36. Ells R, Pohl CH, Kock JLF, Botes PJ (May 2007) Effect of eicosapolyenoic

fatty acids on metabolism and biofilm formation of Candida albicans. 2nd Pan

African Medical Mycology Society Conference, Cape Town, South Africa.

37. Sebolai OM, Pohl CH, Van Wyk A, Van Wyk PWJ, Lodolo EJ (June 2007)

Oxylipin production, inhibition and function in fermentative and other yeasts. 26th

International Specialised Symposium on Yeasts (From alcoholic beverages to

bioethanol for transportation: A new challenge for fermenting yeast), Sorrento, Italy.

38. Kock JLF, Sebolai OM, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ, Lodolo EJ (December

2007) Oxylipins in yeast-a review. Asian Mycology Congress, Penang, Malaysia.

39. Swart CW, CH Pohl, PWJ Van Wyk, JLF Kock (December 2007) Oxylipin

accumulation in fermentative and non-fermentative yeasts. Asian Mycology

Congress, Penang, Malaysia.

40. Ncango DM, Kock JLF, Swart CW, Pohl CH, Strauss CJ, Van Wyk PWJ,

Botes PJ (December 2007) Oxylipin and mitochondrion probes to track asci of

Ascoidea. Asian Mycology Congress, Penang, Malaysia.

41. Goldblatt ME, PWJ Van Wyk, CH Pohl, JLF Kock (December 2007)

Ascospore release and oxylipin production in the yeast Dipodascopsis. Asian

Mycology Congress, Penang, Malaysia.

42. Leeuw NJ, Swart CW, Ncango DM, Pohl CH, Sebolai OM, Strauss CJ, Botes

PJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Kock JLF (December 2007) Acetylsalicylic acid as antifungal in

Eremothecium and other yeasts. Asian Mycology Congress, Penang, Malaysia.

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43. Ells R, Kock JLF, Botes PJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Pohl CH (December 2007) Effect

of arachidonic acid on Candida dubliniensis. Asian Mycology Congress, Penang,

Malaysia.

44. Leeuw NJ, Joseph M, Pohl CH, Kock JLF (September 2008) Utilization of

palm oil breakdown products by Cryptococcus curvatus. 6th Eurofed Lipid Congress,

Athens, Greece.

45. Joseph M, Reid VJ, Pohl CH, Hugo A, Van Wyk A, JLF Kock (September

2008) The quality of fried foods in South Africa. 6th Eurofed Lipid Congress, Athens,

Greece.

46. Kock, JLF, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ (May 2009) Oxylipin studies expose

antifungals with dual action in Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans: a

review. 17th Congress of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology,

Tokyo, Japan.

47. Swart CW, Van Wyk, PWJ, Pohl CH, Kock JLF (May 2009) The life cycle of

Nadsonia: a novel antifungal screen. 17th Congress of the International Society for

Human and Animal Mycology, Tokyo, Japan.

48. Ncango DM, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ, Swart CW, Kock JLF (May 2009)

Asci: indicators of novel antifungals. 17th Congress of the International Society for

Human and Animal Mycology, Tokyo, Japan.

49. Leeuw NJ, Swart CW, Ncango DM, Joseph MJ, Kriel WM, Pohl CH, Van

Wyk PWJ, Kock JLF (May 2009) Anti-inflammatory drugs selectively target

sporangium development in Mucor. 17th Congress of the International Society for

Human and Animal Mycology, Tokyo, Japan.

50. Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Sebolai OM, Swart CW, Van Wyk PWJ (September

2010) Yeast metabolite studies lead to antifungals with dual action. 28th

International Specialized Symposium on Yeasts (Metabolic and bioprocess

engineering for sustainable development), Bangkok, Thailand.

51. Ells R, Kock JLF, Albertyn J, Van Wyk PWJ, Pohl CH (January 2011)

Interactions of Candida species with sciadonic acid treated epithelial cells in vitro.

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Gordon Research Conference on Immunology of Fungal Infections, Galveston,

USA.

52. Sebolai OM, Pohl CH, Botes PJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Kock JLF (May 2011)

Acetylsalicylic acid: A possible prophylactic agent against Cryptococcus

neoformans? 8th International Conference on Cryptococcus and Cryptococcosis;

Charleston, USA.

53. Sebolai OM, Pohl CH, Botes PJ, Van Wyk PWJ, Kock JLF (May 2011)

Association of 3-hydroxy oxylipins with capsules of Cryptococcus neoformans. 8th

International Conference on Cryptococcus and Cryptococcosis; Charleston, USA.

54. Janse van Rensburg R, Kock JLF, Ells R, Pohl CH (June 2011) Biofilm

formation by Candida glabrata and related species. FEMS, 4th Congress of

European Microbiologists, Geneva, Switzerland.

55. Swart HC, Coetsee E, Swart CW, Van Wyk PWJ, Swarts JC, Pohl CH,

Ncango DM, Kock JLF (June 2011) Lipomyces: Indicator of novel antifungals.

FEMS, 4th Congress of European Microbiologists, Geneva, Switzerland.

56. Olivier APS, Swart HC, Coetsee E, Swart CW, Van Wyk PWJ, Schoombie

SW, Pohl CH, Kock JLF (June 2011) NanoSAM investigates smart spore

movement. FEMS, 4th Congress of European Microbiologists, Geneva, Switzerland.

57. Ncango DM, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ, Swart CW, Kock JLF (June 2011)

Novel antifungal indicators uncovered in yeast. FEMS, 4th Congress of European

Microbiologists, Geneva, Switzerland.

58. Swart CW, Swart HC, Coetsee E, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ, Kock JLF (June

2011) A novel nanotechnology for yeast. FEMS, 4th Congress of European

Microbiologists, Geneva, Switzerland.

59. Sebolai OM, Pohl CH, Botes PJ, Swart CW, Van Wyk PWJ, Kock JLF (June

2011) Association of 3-hydroxy oxylipins with capsules of Cryptococcus

neoformans. FEMS, 4th Congress of European Microbiologists, Geneva,

Switzerland.

60. Thibane VS, Kock JLF, Ells R, Van Wyk PWJ, Pohl CH (June 2011) Marine

polyunsaturated fatty acids inhibit biofilm formation of Candida albicans and

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Candida dubliniensis. FEMS, 4th Congress of European Microbiologists, Geneva,

Switzerland.

61. Meissenheimer M, Ells R, Kock JLF, Pohl CH (November 2011)

Prostaglandin E2 production by Candida albicans and other Candida spp. 17th

Biennial Congress of the South African Society for Microbiology, Cape Town, South

Africa.

62. Olivier A, Swart HC, Coetsee E, Swart CW, Van Wyk PWJ, Schoombie S,

Pohl CH, Kock JLF (November 2011) NanoSAM investigates smart spore

movement. 17th Biennial Congress of the South African Society for Microbiology,

Cape Town, South Africa.

63. Thibane VS, Kock JLF, Ells R, Pohl CH (November 2011) Increased

oxidative stress as antifungal mechanism of exogenous fatty acids in Candida

albicans and Candida dubliniensis biofilms. 17th Biennial Congress of the South

African Society for Microbiology, Cape Town, South Africa.

64. Motaung TE, Albertyn J, Kock JLF, Pohl CH (November 2011) A new

cyanide utilizing yeast from South Africa. 17th Biennial Congress of the South

African Society for Microbiology, Cape Town, South Africa.

65. Janse van Rensburg R, Kock JLF, Albertyn J, Pohl CH (November 2011)

Novel killer yeasts against pathogenic fungi. 17th Biennial Congress of the South

African Society for Microbiology, Cape Town, South Africa.

66. Ogudeji AO, Maleho TJ, Kock JLF, Pohl CH, Mofolo N, Elliott E, Sebolai OM

(November 2011) Estimation of HIV-associated cryptococcosis and tuberculosis

morbidity in Bloemfontein, South Africa. 17th Biennial Congress of the South African

Society for Microbiology, Cape Town, South Africa.

67. Kilian W, Albertyn J, Kock JLF, Pohl CH (November 2011) Virulence factors

of the human pathogenic yeast, Candida albicans. 17th Biennial Congress of the

South African Society for Microbiology, Cape Town, South Africa.

68. Olivier A, Swart H, Coetsee E, Swart C, Van Wyk PWJ, Schoombie S, Pohl

CH, Kock JLF (April 2012) NanoSAM reveals mechanism of spore dispersal in

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yeast. 4th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,

Bloemfontein, South Africa.

69. Maartens MM, Swart H, Coetsee E, Swart C, Van Wyk PWJ, Pohl CH, Kock

JLF (April 2012) Searching for new drug targets using NanoSAM and indicator yeast

Lipomyces. 4th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,

Bloemfontein, South Africa.

70. Olivier A, Swart C, Pohl CH, Kock JLF (May 2012) A novel Nano3A assay to

expose a new antifungal target and structure leads. BIT's 3rd Annual International

Congress of Medichem, Beijing, China.

71. Maartens MM, Swart C, Pohl CH, Kock JLF (May 2012) Exposing new

antifungal targets and structure leads using a novel nanotechnology antifungal

assay approach. BIT's 3rd Annual International Congress of Medichem, Beijing,

China.

72. Dithebe K, Swart C, Pohl CH, Kock JLF (May 2012) Yeast sexual structures

expose new antifungals and structure leads. BIT's 3rd Annual International Congress

of Medichem, Beijing, China.

73. Swart CW, Olivier APS, Dithebe K, Van Wyk PWJ, Swart HC, Coetsee E,

Pohl CH, Kock JLF (July 2013) Nano-architectomics linked to biosensors expose

chloroquine as fertility drug. 4th International Nanomedicine Conference, Sydney,

Australia.

74. Ogundeji AO, Pohl CH, Kock JLF, Albertyn J, Sebolai OM (July 2013) The

effects of antimitochondrial drugs alone and in combination with fluconazole against

Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. EMBO Workshop on AIDS

related Mycoses, Cape Town, South Africa.

75. Fourie R, Ells R, Kock JLF, Albertyn J, Pohl CH (November 2013) Pyocyanin

inhibits Candida albicans biofilms and PGE2 production. 18th Biennial congress of

the South African Society for Microbiology, Bela-Bela, South Africa.

76. Motaung TE, Albertyn J, Kock JLF, Pohl CH (March 2014) Characterization

of C. albicans orf19.4612 deletion mutant, a gene upregulated in the presence of

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arachidonic acid. 12th American Society for Microbiology conference on Candida

and candidiasis, New Orleans, USA.

77. Kock JLF, Swart CW, Pohl CH (July 2014) Nano3A-architectomics expose

new drugs and biological cell inclusions. 11th International Conference on

Nanostructured Materials, Moscow, Russia.

78. Fourie R, Albertyn J, Ells R, Swart C, Sebolai O, Pohl CH (May 2015)

Candida albicans prostaglandin E2 production, fact or fiction? 12th Yeast Lipid

Conference, Ghent, Belgium.

79. Fourie R, Albertyn J, Ells R, Swart C, Sebolai O, Pohl CH (May 2015)

Influence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on eicosanoid production by Candida

albicans. 12th Yeast Lipid Conference, Ghent, Belgium.

80. Madu L, Ogundeji A, Swart C, Van Wyk P, Pohl CH, Albertyn J, Sebolai O

(May 2015) Cryptococcal 3-hydroxy fatty acid protects cell against amoebal

phagocytosis. 12th Yeast Lipid Conference, Ghent, Belgium.

81. Pohl CH, Motaung T, Albertyn J, Ells R, Swart C, Sebolai O (May 2015)

Phenotypic switching in Candida albicans influences prostaglandin E2 production.

12th Yeast Lipid Conference, Ghent, Belgium.

82. Dithebe K, Pohl CH, Swart HC, Coetsee E, Van Wyk PWJ, Lodolo EJ, Swart

CW (September 2015) Gas bubble discovery in fermenting yeasts. 32nd

International Specialized Symposium on Yeast, Perugia, Italy.

83. Kgotle EY, Dithebe K, Pohl CH, Swart HC, Coetsee E, Van Wyk PWJ, Swart

CW (September 2015) Gas bubble formation in fermenting and non-fermenting

yeasts. 32nd International Specialized Symposium on Yeast, Perugia, Italy.

84. Saaiman SE, Pohl CH, Van Wyk PWJ, Swart CW (September 2015)

Exposing gas bubbles in the fungus Rhizopus oryzae. 32nd International Specialised

Symposium on Yeast, Perugia, Italy.

85. Kuloyo OO, Smith MS, Opperman DJ, Pohl CH, Albertyn J (January 2016)

Substrate characterization and heterologous expression of the self-sufficient

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CYP505E3 from Aspergillus terreus. 19th Biennial congress of the South African

Society for Microbiology, Umhlanga, South Africa.

86. Mokoena N, Pohl CH, Motaung T, Albertyn J, Swart CW, Sebolai O (January

2016) The influence of Candida albicans phenotypic plasticity on expression of

virulence factors. 19th Biennial congress of the South African Society for

Microbiology, Umhlanga, South Africa.

87. Motaung T, Pohl CH, Albertyn J, Ells R, Swart C, Sebolai O (January 2016)

The pheromone exporter, Hst6p, controls stress responses and morphogenesis in

C. albicans. 19th Biennial congress of the South African Society for Microbiology,

Umhlanga, South Africa.

88. Sander WJ, Pohl CH, O’Neill HG (January 2016) The effect of fatty acid

supplementation on rotavirus infectivity. 19th Biennial congress of the South African

Society for Microbiology, Umhlanga, South Africa.

89. Madu LU, Mochochoko BM, Ogundeji AO, Pohl CH, Albertyn J, Swart CW,

Robin CM, Sebolai OM (January 2016) Cryptococcal 3-hydroxy fatty acids protect

cells against amoebal phagocytosis. 19th Biennial congress of the South African

Society for Microbiology, Umhlanga, South Africa.

90. Madu LU, Mochochoko BM, Ogundeji AO, Pohl CH, Albertyn J, Swart CW,

Robin CM, Sebolai OM (July 2016) Cryptococcal 3-hydroxy fatty acids protect cells

against amoebal phagocytosis. 2nd EMBO Workshop on AIDS-Associated Mycoses,

Cape Town, South Africa.

91. Ogundeji AO, Pohl CH, Albertyn J, Swart C, Sebolai OM (January 2016) The

effects of aspirin and ibuprofen on Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus

gattii. 19th Biennial congress of the South African Society for Microbiology,

Umhlanga, South Africa.

92. Ogundeji AO, Pohl CH, Albertyn J, Swart C, Sebolai OM (July 2016) The

effects of aspirin and ibuprofen on Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus

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gattii. 2nd EMBO Workshop on AIDS-Associated Mycoses, Cape Town, South

Africa.

93. Fourie R, Ells R, Albertyn J, Pohl CH (September 2016) Production of

immunomodulatory lipid mediators during Candida albicans-Pseudomonas

aeruginosa interaction. 14th International Congress on Yeasts, Awaji, Japan.

94. Agunbiade MO, Pohl CH, Ashafa A.O.T. (June 2016). A bacterium

Nocardioides kribbensis isolated from Sekoto river produces a thermostable

glycoprotein flocculant. American Society for Microbiology Microbe Conference,

Boston, USA.

95. Fourie R, Cason ED, Ells R, Sebolai OM, Albertyn J, Pohl CH (August 2017)

Drilling beyond the tip of the iceberg: A deeper look at the polymicrobial interaction

between Candida albicans and Pseudomonas aeruginosa using RNAseq.

Bioinformatics: From Algorithms to Applications Conference, St. Petersburg, Russia

96. Van Wyngaard L, Strydom P, Pohl-Albertyn C, Van Heerden I, Kanengoni

A, Hugo A. (September 2017). Effect of dietary Echium oil supplementation on pork

quality. 22nd Biennial International Congress of the South African Association of

Food Science and Technology. Cape Town, South Africa.

97. Brink JTL, Sebolai OM, Pohl CH. (April 2018). Cytological study of the effect

of nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) and its derivative terameprocol (M4N) on

Candida albicans. 20th Biennial congress of the South African Society for

Microbiology. Muldersdrift, South Africa.

98. Kgotle EY, Pohl CH, Albertyn J, Sebolai OM. (April 2018). Investigating the

production of 3-hydroxy fatty acids in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 20th Biennial

congress of the South African Society for Microbiology. Muldersdrift, South Africa.

99. Ogundedji AO, Pohl CH, Sebolai OM. (April 2018). The repurposing of anti-

psychotic drugs, quetiapine and olanzapine as anti-Cryptococcus drugs. 20th

Biennial congress of the South African Society for Microbiology. Muldersdrift, South

Africa.

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100. Pieterse B, Pohl CH, Albertyn J (April 2018). HST6- a stress response gene

of Candida albicans. 20th Biennial congress of the South African Society for

Microbiology. Muldersdrift, South Africa.

101. Bischoff E, Albertyn J, Pohl CH (April 2018). A wide range CRISPR-Cas9

(Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-CRISPR associated

systems9) system in yeasts. 20th Biennial congress of the South African Society for

Microbiology. Muldersdrift, South Africa.

102. Madende M, Albertyn J, Pohl CH (April 2018). Understanding the role of

arachidonic acid in increasing the susceptibility of C. albicans in the presence of

fluconazole. 20th Biennial congress of the South African Society for Microbiology.

Muldersdrift, South Africa.

103. Ntoi MA, Ogundedji AO, Pohl CH, Sebolai OM (April 2018). The use of

photodynamic treatment (PDT) as an alternative treatment for Cryptococcus

infections. 20th Biennial congress of the South African Society for Microbiology.

Muldersdrift, South Africa.

104. Bisschoff E, Albertyn J, Pohl CH (May 2018) A wide range CRIPR-Cas9

(Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-CRISPR associated

system 9) system in non-conventional yeasts. Non-conventional yeasts: From basic

research to application. Rzeszow, Poland.

105. Sander WJ, Pohl CH, O’Neill HG (July 2018) The effect of supplementation

of fatty acids with varying degrees of saturation on rotavirus yield and replication in

MA104 cells. Joint conference of the South African Society of Biochemistry and

Molecular Biology and the Federation of African Societies of Biochemistry and

Molecular Biology. Potchefstroom, South Africa.

106. Van Wyngaard BE, Strydom PE, Pohl C, Van Heerden I, Kanengoni A, De

Witt F-H, Hugo A (August 2018) Effect of dietary Echium oil supplementation on the

omega-3 fatty acid composition and sensory quality of pork. 64th International

Congress of Meat Science and Technology, Melbourne, Australia.

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ORGANISER/CHAIR PERSON OF CONFERENCE SESSIONS

16th Biennial Congress of the South African Society for Microbiology, Durban, South

Africa, September 2009

Chair: Session: Pharmaceutical Microbiology / Biodiversity

13th International Congress on Yeasts, Madison, USA, August 2012

Organiser: Session: Oleaginous yeasts

18th Biennial congress of the South African Society for Microbiology, Bela-Bela,

South Africa, November 2013

Chair: Session: Medical Microbiology

MEMBERSHIP OF EDITORIAL BOARDS

Springer Plus (2015-2016)

Guest Associate Editor Frontiers in Cell Biology: Research topic: Lipids and

Immunology (2015-2016)

EXTERNAL MODERATOR/EXAMINER

North West University

MKBS 323 Microbial ecology (2012)

MKBS 324 Microbial diversity (2012)

MKB 325 Microbial ecology (2016, 2018)

OMSE 626 Microbial ecology (2013, 2015, 2017)

PhD thesis (2016)

University of Stellenbosch

MKB 324 Microbial physiology and metabolism (2016, 2017, 2018)

MKB 314 Microbial molecular biology (2016, 2017, 2018)

MKB 354 (2016, 2017)

MKB 364 (2016)

MKB honours oral examination (2016, 2017)

PhD thesis (2016)

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Wits University

MSc dissertation (2016)

MSc mini dissertation (2017)

University of Western Cape

PhD thesis (2016)

University of KwaZulu-Natal

MSc dissertation (2018)

Nelson Mandela Metro University

PhD thesis (2018)

CONTRACT RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. South African Breweries Project: Cryopreservation of Standardised Yeast

Inoculum - Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, UFS, Bloemfontein: 1997

– 2000

The cryopreservation of yeast inocula for the brewing industry lead to the production

of a beer that has been awarded the prize as the best bottled lager in the world at

the Brewing Industry International Awards held in Burton-upon-Trent in 2000.

2. Oilseeds Advisory Committee Project: Development of a Quality Management

Programme aimed at Preventing Adulteration of Frying Oils and Fats in RSA -

Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, UFS, Bloemfontein: 2001 - 2002

3. Malaysian Palm Oil Board Project: Research on Stability of Palm Oil and Other

Oils/Fats under Operational Frying Conditions at Frying Establishments in South

Africa – Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, UFS,

Bloemfontein: 2003-2004

4. Safety in Mines Research Committee Project: Assessing the Occurrence of

Fungi, Including Opportunistic Pathogens, in the Mining Environment

– Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, UFS,

Bloemfontein: 2004

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6. Agava Distilers (Ltd), Graaff-Reinet Project: Assessing the factors

responsible for poor fermentation of Agave juice. Department of Microbial,

Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, UFS, Bloemfontein: 2006-2007

PROMOTORSHIP OF STUDENTS

PhD STUDENTS (* indicates main promotor)

1. Andries Sechaba Bareetseng, Microbiology (graduated 2003) Lipids and

ascospore morphology as taxonomic markers in the Ascomycetous yeasts

2. Manjusha Joseph, Biotechnology (graduated 2004) Quality management and

fungal biotransformations in the edible oil industry

3. Olihile Sebolai, Microbiology (graduated 2007) Oxylipins in Cryptococcus

neoformans and related yeasts

4. Ntsoaki Leeuw, Microbiology (graduated 2010) The influence of oxidized oils

on fungal growth and lipid utilization

5. Desmond Ncango, Microbiology (graduated 2011) The influence of

mitochondrial inhibitors on fungal life cycles

6. Chantel Swart, Microbiology (graduated 2011) The influence of mitochondrial

inhibitors on zoospore and ascospore development

7. Ruan Ells*, Microbiology (graduated 2012) Prostaglandin E2 production by

Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis

8. Thabiso Motaung*, Biotechnology (graduated 2015) Phenotypic characterisation

of Candida albicans mutants with deletions of arachidonic acid responsive genes

9. Adepemi Ogundeji, Microbiology (graduated 2017) The repurposing of chemical

compounds as anti-Cryptococcus drugs

10. Mayowa Agunbiade, Microbiology (graduated 2018) Assessment of

bioflocculant production by actinomycetes from rivers and dams of the Eastern Free

State Province of South Africa and their potential in waste water treatment

11. Kazeem Alayande, Microbiology (graduated 2018) Evaluation of

antimicrobial potential of the leaf and stem bark extracts of Euclea crispa

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(Thunb.) and its possible synergism with standard antibiotics

12. Kumisho Dithebe*, Microbiology (2014 – present)

13. Olukayode Kuloyo, Microbiology (2015 – present)

14. Lize van Wyngaard, Food Science (2015 – present)

15. Ruan Fourie*, Microbiology (2016 – present)

16. Bonang Mochochoko*, Microbiology (2016 – present)

17. Evodia Kgotle, Microbiology (2016 – present)

18. Lynda Madu (2017- present)

MSc. STUDENTS (* indicates main study leader)

1. Maria Kalorizas, Microbiology (graduated 2003) The value of lipid profiling,

ascospore morphology and RFLPs in the taxonomy of the genus Kluyveromyces

2. Mabyalwa Maria Mudau, Biotechnology (Graduated 2006) Production, purification

and characterization of endo-1,4--mannanase from newly isolated strains of

Scopulariopsis candida

3. Ntsoaki Leeuw, Microbiology (graduated 2007) Oxylipin distribution in

Eremothecium

4. Ane Van Heerden, Microbiology (graduated 2007) Oxylipin profiling in the yeast

genus Dipodascus de Lagerheim

5. Desmond Ncango, Microbiology (graduated 2007) Oxylipins in the yeast genus

Ascoidea

6. Chantel Swart, Microbiology (graduated 2007) Oxylipins in automictic yeast

life cycles

7. Monique Goldblatt, Microbiology (graduated 2007) Ascospore release and

oxylipin production in the yeast Dipodascopsis

8. Ruan Ells*, Microbiology (graduated 2008, cum laude) The effect of arachidonic

acid on lipid metabolism and biofilm formation of two closely related Candida

species

J.P. van der Walt-prize for best M.Sc.-dissertation in the study of yeast, the Andries Brink-

Sasol prize for best M.Sc.-dissertation in Microbiology

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Beckman Coulter Award for Best National Masters Student in Microbiology

9. Thabiso Motaung*, Biotechnology (Graduated 2010, cum laude) Identification

and potential biotechnological application of yeast isolates in the UNESCO-

MIRCEN Biotechnological Yeast Culture Collection of the University of the Free

State

J.P. van der Walt-prize for best M.Sc.-dissertation in the study of yeast

10. Vuysile Thibane*, Biotechnology (Graduated 2012, cum laude) Effect of fatty

acids on biofilm formation, oxidative stress and antifungal susceptibility of Candida

albicans and Candida dubliniensis

J.P. van der Walt-prize for best M.Sc.-dissertation in the study of yeast

11. Riaan Janse van Rensburg*, Microbiology (graduated 2013, cum laude)

Screening for and characterisation of killer toxins against pathogenic and

mycotoxigenic fungi

12. Adepemi Ogundeji, Microbiology (graduated 2013) The epidemiology and

antifungal sensitivity of clinical Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus

gattii isolates from Bloemfontein, South Africa

13. Kumisho Dithebe, Microbiology (graduated 2013, cum laude) Gas bubble

formation in the cytoplasm of yeast

Andries Brink-Sasol prize for best M.Sc.-dissertation in Microbiology

14. Andries Olivier, Microbiology (graduated 2013, cum laude) Yeast sensors

reveal chloroquine as yeast fertility drug

15. Olukayode Kuloyo, Microbiology (graduated 2015) Heterologous expression of

cytochrome P450 monooxygenases from Aspergillus terreus and Cryptococcus

neoformans

16. Ruan Fourie*, Microbiology (graduated 2016, cum laude) In vitro arachidonic

acid metabolism by polymicrobial biofilms of Candida albicans and Pseudomonas

aeruginosa

J.P. van der Walt-prize for best M.Sc.-dissertation in the study of yeast

The Scientific Group prize for the best M.Sc.-dissertation in Microbiology/Microbial

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Biotechnology

17. Bonang Mochochoko, Microbiology (graduated 2016) The role of cryptococcal

3-hydroxy fatty acids in mediating interspecies interactions

18. Evodia Kgotle, Microbiology (graduated 2016) Gas bubble formation in

fermenting and non-fermenting yeasts

19. Lynda Madu, Microbiology (graduated 2017, cum laude) The role of

cryptococcal 3-hydroxy fatty acids in mediating Cryptococcus-amoebae

interactions

20. Surita Saaiman*, Microbiology (graduated 2018) Fermentation and gas

bubble formation in psychrophilic yeasts

21. Nthabiseng Mokoena*, Microbiology (graduated 2018) Caenorhabditis

elegans as a model for Candida albicans-Pseudomonas aeruginosa co-infection

and infection induced prostaglandin production

22. Precious Letebele, Biochemistry (2015 – present)

23. Bianca Pieterse, Microbiology (2016 – present)

24. Marnus du Plooy, Microbiology (2016 – present)

25. Willem Sander, Biochemistry (2016 – present)

26. Sheryllyn Naidoo, Microbiology (2016 – present)

27. Nyakalo Pilenyane, Microbiology (2017 – present)

28. Boitumelo Porotloane, Microbiology (2017 – present)

29. Mathope Ntoi, Microbiology (2017 – present)

30. Eduvan Bisschoff, Microbiology (2017 – present)

31. Culien Van der Merwe, Microbiology (2018 – present)

32. Cobus Brink*, Microbiology (2018 – present)

COURSES AND WORKSHOPS PRESENTED

1. UNESCO MIRCEN course in Yeast Biotechnology, Lipids as chemotaxonomic

markers, Bloemfontein, 2000 and 2001.

2. 35 Workshops countrywide on Abused Cooking Oil, 1997 to 2013

3. Training course in basic oil management, Bloemfontein, 2001

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4. Workshops on live in extreme environments, Pretoria and Bloemfontein, 2002

and 2003

5. Workshop on quality control in the edible oil industry, Bloemfontein, 2006

6. Large Class Workshop, Bloemfontein, 2017

MEMBERSHIP OF ORGANISATIONS AND COMMITTEES

1. Member of Cultural Committee of N.J. Van Der Merwe Residence, UFS (1993)

2. Member of the Microbiology Biochemistry Student Society (MBSS), UFS (1993 -

1999)

3. Committee member of the MBSS (Portfolio: Social Interaction) (1995)

4. Vice-president of the MBSS (Portfolio: Finance and Sponsors) (1995-1996)

5. Member of the committee to investigate amendments to the constitution of the

Student Representative Council of the UFS (1996)

6. Member of the South African Society for Quality (2001-2003)

7. Representative of academic staff (non-senate members) on the Institutional

Forum of the University of the Free State (2004-2008)

8. Member of the South African Society for Microbiology (1994, 1999- present)

9. Treasurer of the South African Society for Microbiology (2011-2018)

10. Member of the American Society for Microbiology (2014-present)

11. Vice-president of the South African Society for Microbiology (2016-2018)

12. Member of the International Society for Animal and Human Mycoses (2018-

present)

13. President of the South African Society for Microbiology (2018-present)

14. Member of the NRF Specialist Committee for Basic and Applied Microbiology

(2018-present)

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VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY

1. Volunteer hospital worker during strikes, Provincial Hospital, Port Elizabeth (June

1991)

2. Volunteer at penguin rehabilitation during TREASURE oil spill, Cape Town (July

2000)

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

1. Fifth in the National Bilingual Senior Examination of the Afrikaanse Taalbond

(1990)

2. Andries Brink-SASOL medal for the best M.Sc. student in Microbiology, UFS

(1996)

3. Van Zyl prize for best student in Roman Law, UFS (2006)

4. Conlin prize for best senior student in Latin, UFS (2010)

5. Award for research from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, UFS

(2011)

6. Award for teaching and learning (Best lecturer in innovation in assessment) from

the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, UFS (2018)

7. Excellence in teaching and learning innovation award, UFS (2018)